Chapter 22
At that time, in Jinling, Zhou Bai wanted to go to Qinhuai Yebo, since he had learned the spirit of Haoran, of course, he had to boast of being a literati.
Since he is a literati, how can he not go to the Qinlou Chu Pavilion and the Boat Poetry Club in the cold water and moon cage sand?
cough, it's a pity that he doesn't want to give his future sister-in-law Second Sister Du the impression of frivolity, so he didn't go on the first night, and the next day after knowing that Second Sister Du went out to look for Gu Xi, he made up his mind to go to criticize those businessmen who didn't know the hatred of the country at night.....
After that, things exceeded his expectations, and as a result, it has been more than half a month since he came here, and he has not been able to go to the land of fireworks once to enjoy the chanting and singing of the talented Oiran.
Of course, it's not that he really wants to do those things in those places, he is slightly macho, he is just a little curious about the ancient Qinglou.
Zhou Bai does not leave a trace of the recollection of reverie, bypassing the embankment of the Zhenjiang River, a continent in the river comes into view, a temple in the continent is built according to the mountain, the Daxiong Treasure Hall on the mountainside is even more magnificent, the glazed shop top is dazzling in the sunlight.
The incense in the temple is prosperous, and you can see the green smoke above it across the two banks, and there is a faint Buddha light flickering, which makes people suddenly feel awe.
"What a Jinshan Temple!" Zhou Bai sighed, although he did not have a good impression of Buddhism, but such a magnificent complex still deserves praise.
"I don't know if there's dirt in it. Ruby said. And she is a Taoist background, so she naturally has a very bad impression of the Buddhism that took advantage of the situation and occupied the magpie's nest. There is no dispute between Buddhism and Taoism in this world, but there is a fight between the two sides, and the Taoist internal fighting is greatly damaged, and Buddhism naturally takes advantage of the weakness to preach everywhere, and unlike the Taoist theory of escaping the world and cultivating the mind, the teachings of Buddhism are more demagogic and inflammatory, so Taoism retreats one after another, and Buddhism blossoms all over the country.
And Ruby experienced that era firsthand.
Jiangnan Cao Yun is indeed developed, and there are already car ferries. The two originally planned to cross the river, so they decided to cross the river to the Jinshan Temple, and then when they left, they drove directly to the opposite bank to facilitate the continuation of the journey.
The car ferry has a wide body and a very deep draft, and the deck is like a flat surface, and there is a road to facilitate fixing the carriage.
Ferry the traders and carriages every day to communicate between the north and the south so that the two sides of the strait can circulate.
Zhou Bai borrowed the carriage at the offshore ferry, and then walked up the mountain with Hongyu.
Walking on the green steps, Zhou Bai found that the original ashlar steps were concave in the middle and flat on both sides, shook his head and said nothing, and his admiration was overflowing. Ruby also noticed this, and her brow eased, and she also lightened her contempt.
The road is surrounded by green trees, and there are small pavilions and stone chairs in the scenery to facilitate pedestrians to rest and enjoy the scenery, and pilgrims are endless, all with pious expressions and solemn expressions.
It can be seen that the prestige of this Jinshan Temple in the land of Zhenjiang is no less than that of the Tai Academy in Jinling City. But only for believers,
Ten years of blood and sweat melted gold paint, just for the Buddha to change new clothes.
You can call them stupid, but faith is exactly what people need.
Hongyu was speechless all the way, but her pace was much faster, Zhou Bai had to keep up with great difficulty, fortunately her physique had strengthened a little recently, even so, when she arrived at the mountainside Jinshan Temple, she was already sweating profusely and panting.
Hongyu strode to the front of the hall, soared into the air, and touched the edge of the hall in the surprised eyes of everyone and the angry eyes of the monks, and his face sank.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Bai asked.
"This is a glass made of mortal ashes mixed with gold dust. Ruby said. "This is a forbidden technique, and the man with the crown needs to be poured with gold dust to burn to death with real fire, and the remaining ashes are mixed with gold powder to refine the product, which can shine with golden light for thousands of years. It takes a man to burn a tile. ”
Mortal..... Zhou Bai looked at the dense golden glass above his head in horror, and the hall in front of him was like a giant beast looking at him with its mouth open.
Zhou Bai closed his eyes and perceived, but did not find that there were resentful spirits in it, presumably it was forcibly measured.
"Amitabha, don't bewitch the people with false words! Our temple has been built for 800 years, and there are countless pilgrims who come and go. A monk dressed in a pale yellow monk's robe came to Hongyu with two young warrior monks in tight short robes, presumably after receiving the news that a martial artist was making trouble in front of the hall.
The two warrior monks stood on both sides of the red jade, one on the left and one on the right, "The female benefactor must have been possessed by demons to say such a thing." The poor monk will take you to the meditation temple to be expelled by the elders, and you will be clear. ”
Without waiting for Hongyu to answer, his eyes signaled, and the two warrior monks pressed close to Hongyu's side.
Ruby completely ignored the existence of several people, how could the dragon listen to the noise of ants! The figure suddenly turned into red light and disappeared in place.
"What about people?" the two warrior monks looked at each other, not knowing what to say. The monk secretly said that it was not good, I thought it was a martial artist making trouble, but I didn't expect it to be a monk. No monk in Jinshan Temple dared to stir up trouble for hundreds of years, but he didn't expect to encounter it when he was in office.
"Don't look at me, I don't know her. Why don't you look elsewhere?" Zhou Bai looked at the Zhike Monk with a smile, but the Zhike Monk couldn't see a trace of a smile on his face. I didn't dare to look at it anymore when I felt a cold back. Hurriedly beckoned the warrior monk to go with him to see the abbot, the monk's affairs were not something he could participate in.
Zhou Bai saw the three of them leave in a hurry, the smile on his face could no longer be maintained, his eyes showed a cold light, and he glanced at the dazzling golden glass.
With a cold snort, he strode into the hall. The hall was filled with green smoke, thick sandalwood filled Zhou Bai's nose, dozens of pilgrims in the hall all bowed their heads and bowed, Zhou Bai looked around, and saw the Buddha statue in front of him who was kneeling and worshipping the people, and couldn't help but stare at it, it was actually you! No wonder Judge Shen clearly told me that Buddhism and Taoism secretly agreed, and escaped from the world. And Jinshan Temple is still incense, it turns out that this is your dojo!
It turns out that there is a golden Bodhisattva statue in the hall, standing on top of the Buddhas, and the four words "Cihang Pudu" are written on the side!
Also, except for you, a bold centipede, who would dare to enter the court as an official in front of Longhu Mountain, seal the Tai Academy, and modify the country, devour the emperor of the current dynasty and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and forcibly occupy the dragon qi of the imperial court.
I don't know what cause and effect Buddhism owes you, but I don't hesitate to use the fate of the dynasty as a countervail. However, how can Buddhism intervene in my humane affairs! After I have been to Lu'an County and then directly to Bianjing, I will understand you!
Feeling the sword intent emanating from the direction of the apse, Zhou Bai knew that Hongyu had made a move.
With a wave of his sleeves, the power of faith, bewitchment, and spiritual power in the temple all dissipated.
Everyone only felt that their minds were clear, and when they looked at the Buddha statue in front of them, they found that there was no longer a sense of mystery in the past, and at the same time, there was no urge to bow their heads.
At the same time, there is a strange sense of oppression, which makes people feel difficult to breathe and feel uncomfortable. It was as if he saw a peerless swordsman stabbing at him, and the pilgrims left the hall one after another under the strong discomfort.
The pilgrims gathered outside the hall also felt this sense of oppression. It's a pity that Jinshan Temple has become a forbidden place for martial arts and Taoism, and ordinary monks don't dare to come, so no one tells them that this is actually a weakened kendo consciousness.
Zhou Bai's methods could not expel the pilgrim monks, so he could only invoke Hongyu's sword intent and force the pilgrims out of the main hall.